9-foot giant skeleton discovered at Glastonbury Abbey in 1191. A 9-foot tall giant skeleton was discovered at the exact location of Glastonbury Abbey in 1191 Monks were digging based on a royal family rumor about King Arthur's burial at St. Dunstan's They found a lead cross inscribed with 'Here lies the remains of King Arthur and Gwyn'

In 1191, monks digging at Glastonbury Abbey uncovered a 9-foot giant skeleton 16 feet deep! They found a giant oak coffin containing the male skeleton with a rusty sword, plus a normal-sized blonde female skeleton, and a lead cross reading "Here lies King Arthur and Gwyn." Within 100 years, the site became known as Avalon. Newman and Vieira think it's older!

Key Facts

  • A 9-foot tall giant skeleton was discovered at the exact location of Glastonbury Abbey in 1191
  • Monks were digging based on a royal family rumor about King Arthur's burial at St. Dunstan's
  • They found a lead cross inscribed with 'Here lies the remains of King Arthur and Gwyn'
  • At 16 feet deep, they uncovered a giant oak coffin containing a 9-foot male skeleton with a rusty sword, plus a normal-sized female skeleton with blonde hair
  • The skull was so large that a fist could pass through the eye socket
  • Within 100 years of the discovery, Glastonbury became known as Avalon from Arthurian legends
  • The remains were later reburied in a marble sarcophagus that was destroyed during Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries
  • Three years prior, someone was caught trying to dig up the giant remains at the abbey
  • Newman and Vieira believe the skeleton was actually one of the Kangic giants, much older than the 6th-century Arthurian period

Related site: Glastonbury Abbey — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

Source: He Found England's Most Impossible Ancient Site | Hugh Newman Vs Praveen Mohan by PraveenMohan